#DahmerNetflix is out, let’s not romanticize Jeffrey Dahmer just because he is played by Evan Peters.
Remember the victims.
A tread about each victim and who they were.
June 1978
Steven Hicks, 18
He was hitchhiking to a rock concert when Dahmer picked him up.
September 1987
Steven Tuomi, 24
Dahmer was never charged with the murder of Tuomi and his body was never found.
October 1987
James Doxtator, 14
Dahmer lured him to his grandmother’s basement promising him $50 for posing for photos.
Doxtators mom described him as “independent, outgoing with a lot of love to give”
March 1988
Richard Guerrero, 22
Dahmer met him outside a bar and offered him $50 to return home with him.
Guerrero had only had $3 in his pocket when he disappeared.
March 1989
Anthony Sears, 24
Dahmer convinced Sears to accompany him home after meeting at a bar.
Anthony was an aspiring model.
May 1990
Raymond Smith, 32
Raymond was a sex worker who Dahmer offered $50 for sex
June 1990
Edward Smith, 27
Dahmer actually knew Smith, they had been seen together at different clubs and according to Smith’s brother Edward had tried to be Jeffrey’s friend.
His remains were never found.
September 1990
Ernest Miller, 22
He was a dance student and met Dahmer outside a bookstore.
September 1990
David Courtney Thomas, 22
Dahmer met David near the Grand Avenue mall, he was lured to his apartment with the promise of money for posing nude.
His remains were never found.
February 1991
Curtis Straughter, 17
Dahmer approached him as he waited at a bus stop near Marquette University.
April 1991
Errol Lindsey, 19
Errol was the first victim that Dahmer experimented on, trying to keep him in a “zombie-like state”
May 1991
Anthony Hughes, 31
Dahmer met Hughes at a gay bar and convinced him to come home with him.
Hughes was deaf and mute and had apparently known Dahmer for a few years.
May 1991
Konerak Sinthasomphone, 14
Jeffrey had actually assaulted his older brother in 1988. Dahmer lured Konerak to his apartment where the body of Hughes was still on the floor.
Konerak was able to escape but police escorted him back to the apartment where he was killed.
June 1991
Matthew Turner, 20
Dahmer met Turner at a bus stop after attending the Chicago Pride Parade, Dahmer persuaded him to follow him home to Milwaukee for a photo shoot.
July 1991
Jeremiah Weinberger, 23
He met Dahmer at a gay bar in Chicago and agreed to accompany him to Milwaukee for the weekend.
July 1991
Oliver Lacy, 24
A bodybuilding enthusiast who Dahmer lured to his apartment with the promise of money for photos.
July 1991
Joseph Bradehoft, 25
He was a father of 3 from Minnesota who was looking for work in Milwaukee.
Joseph was Dahmers last victim.
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